World‐class sediment‐hosted stratiform copper deposits: Characteristics, genetic concepts and metallotects

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 317-328

  Brown, A C ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Copper; Exploration; Genesis; Metallotects; Sediment hosted; Stratiform deposits

Indexed keywords

COPPER; MINERALIZATION; SEDIMENT HOSTED DEPOSIT; STRATIFORM DEPOSIT;

EID: 0031468529     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099708728315     Document Type: Article

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